Frontal lobe influences on delusions: a clinical perspective.
The presence of delusions, a significant feature of many schizophrenic patients, implies a disturbance of reality testing. Through descriptions of a number of organic delusion syndromes featuring frontal damage, and a theory of prefrontal functions, a correlation of schizophrenic delusions and prefrontal malfunctions is postulated.
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Dept. of Neurology, UCLA 90024-1769.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003702:Delusions / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology